| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Crooker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher George (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Gary Dorgan swats the short shot by Shannon Sanders | 26-27 |
| 19:30 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Louis Holland steals the ball from Larry Collins | 26-27 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Christopher George is hacked by Larry Collins - foul #2 on Larry Collins, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Holland | 26-29 |
| 18:26 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan misses badly on a floater near the basket | 26-29 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Louis Holland gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Steven Murray denies the turnaround by Shannon Sanders | 26-29 |
| 17:58 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gary Dorgan | 26-29 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Collins and the foul's on George Anderson - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Collins - foul #3 on Larry Collins, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG) Larry Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Christopher George | |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | George Anderson picks off the pass by Steven Murray | 29-31 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | John Job can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steven Murray - foul #2 on Steven Murray, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Parmley (SF), Myron Statler (PF), Robert Burris (C) Maurice Crooker, Gary Dorgan, Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:34 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | John Job makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Rudisill, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG) Jacob Rudisill | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | John Job drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Blaine Hackworth | 29-35 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Cecil Kerns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill (PG), Larry Collins (SG), Steven Murray (C) Cecil Kerns, Joel Patch, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Blaine Hackworth, John Job | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Parmley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Myron Statler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Christopher George (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Steven Murray takes the ball from George Anderson | 29-35 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Louis Holland is called for the reach on Jacob Rudisill - foul #2 on Louis Holland, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Maurice Crooker (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF) John Parmley, Myron Statler | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:45 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jacob Rudisill | 32-35 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Robert Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Holland | 32-38 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill is hacked by Louis Holland - foul #3 on Louis Holland, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| 13:34 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 32-38 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | George Anderson grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 32-38 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Christopher George tips it in | 32-40 |
| 12:44 | Purdue | Larry Collins is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Larry Collins, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (SG), Myron Statler (PF), Robert Burris (C) Larry Collins, Gary Dorgan, Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Christopher George | |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Andrew Toney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | George Anderson hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Robert Burris knocks in the floater near the basket | 34-42 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Timothy Parks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Myron Statler - foul #2 on Myron Statler, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Parmley (SF) Maurice Crooker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Timothy Parks makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Timothy Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Patch (fresh) SF - John Parmley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Myron Statler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Burris (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Job (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | John Job blocks the jumper by John Parmley | 34-44 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Anderson | 34-44 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Jacob Rudisill steals it from Andrew Toney | 34-44 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Robert Burris misses the jump hook from the right block | 34-44 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Andrew Toney pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | John Job knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Toney | 34-46 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Robert Burris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | John Job gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | John Parmley swats the layup by John Job | 34-46 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Andrew Toney grabs the offensive board | 34-46 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | John Job connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Timothy Parks and he's hacked by Jacob Rudisill - foul #4 on Jacob Rudisill, team foul #7 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG), Maurice Crooker (SG), Gary Dorgan (PF), Steven Murray (C) Jacob Rudisill, Joel Patch, Myron Statler, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, George Anderson | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | John Job makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Blaine Hackworth - foul #1 on Blaine Hackworth, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Winders (PG) John Parmley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Torbett (PF) John Job | |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker misses the free throw | 36-49 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Christopher George gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Robert Taylor drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Louis Holland | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan is hacked by Christopher George - foul #3 on Christopher George, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan jams it set up by Cecil Kerns | 38-51 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher George | 38-53 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jacob Rudisill (PG), Larry Collins (SG) Martin Winders, Cecil Kerns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF) Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jacob Rudisill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Maurice Crooker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher George (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Christopher George is hacked by Steven Murray - foul #3 on Steven Murray, team foul #8 | 38-53 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Christopher George makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Christopher George misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 06:52 | Purdue | Steven Murray pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 06:46 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gary Dorgan, team foul #9 | 38-54 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | George Anderson misses the tip | 38-54 |
| 06:24 | Purdue | Maurice Crooker gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Jacob Rudisill - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Myron Statler (PF) Gary Dorgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Christopher George | |
| 06:04 | Purdue | Myron Statler can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-54 |
| 06:02 | Purdue | Myron Statler tips it back up and in | 40-54 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Andrew Toney connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Parks and the foul's on Maurice Crooker - foul #2 on Maurice Crooker, team foul #10 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Parmley (SF), Robert Burris (C) Maurice Crooker, Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Robert Burris can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Anderson - foul #4 on George Anderson, team foul #7 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Dorgan (PF) Myron Statler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), Jason Torbett (PF) Andrew Toney, George Anderson | |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Robert Burris makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:20 | Purdue | Robert Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | John Job grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Larry Collins steals the ball from Timothy Parks | 41-57 |
| 04:51 | Purdue | Larry Collins lays it in | 43-57 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Timothy Parks is hacked by Jacob Rudisill - foul #5 on Jacob Rudisill, team foul #11 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Kerns (PG), Joel Patch (SG), Maurice Crooker (SF), Steven Murray (C) Jacob Rudisill, Larry Collins, John Parmley, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher George (C) John Job | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Timothy Parks makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Timothy Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan blows the wide open dunk | 43-59 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Parks | 43-59 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Timothy Parks buries a shot from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Cecil Kerns hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Maurice Crooker | 45-61 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Timothy Parks makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Holland and the foul's on Steven Murray - foul #4 on Steven Murray, team foul #12 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Parmley (SF), Myron Statler (PF), Robert Burris (C) Maurice Crooker, Gary Dorgan, Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF) Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Timothy Parks misses the free throw | 45-63 |
| 03:22 | Purdue | Robert Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Cecil Kerns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Patch (fresh) SF - John Parmley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Myron Statler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Burris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher George (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Robert Burris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG) Timothy Parks | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Andrew Toney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-63 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | John Parmley gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Robert Burris misses the driving attempt from the right block | 45-63 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Robert Burris hits the follow up shot | 47-63 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Robert Taylor buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Robert Burris - foul #2 on Robert Burris, team foul #13 | 47-65 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the free throw | 47-66 |
| 02:08 | Purdue | Cecil Kerns makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Robert Taylor drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Shannon Sanders | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Cecil Kerns clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Myron Statler pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Joel Patch scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Burris | 53-69 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Robert Taylor's pass is intercepted by Robert Burris | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Andrew Toney is called for the reach on Joel Patch - foul #1 on Andrew Toney, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG) Andrew Toney | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Joel Patch makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Joel Patch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Louis Holland is open and scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shannon Sanders | 55-71 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Cecil Kerns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | George Anderson pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Taylor runs out the clock | 55-71 |